As the 2025 Championships kick off, Pacific island nations continue to defy the odds — proving that population size is no barrier to producing world-class sport, writes JAMES NALTON
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Greyhounds racing at Valley Greyhound Stadium in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, March 13, 2025
In a town shaped by hardship and history, a grassroots boxing club led by Andrew McFarlane gives purpose to the next generation — including a rising champion, writes JOHN WIGHT
HORSE RACING: Athenry-born jockey Danny Gilligan rode four winners with a combined price of 189/1 at Monday’s Down Royal meeting.
All of his mounts were trained by Gordon Elliott who claimed six winners on St Patrick’s Day after also picking up two first places at Wexford.
Elliott’s prize money haul for the season has now climbed to almost £600,000, despite failing to come home with a winner from last week’s Cheltenham Festival.
